"I think we could end up fighting very soon," Klitschko told Channel 5. "Probably in the next year."

Despite Fury's words on Saturday his manager, Mick Hennessey, indicated that he would look to arrange at least two fights - the first possibly being against Tomasz Adamek - before entering negotiations with the Klitschkos.

The younger Klitschko brother expects that to prove the case, going on to praise the way Fury has continually improved inside the ring over the past few years.

"From fight to fight he's just going to get better," Klitschko noted. "I doubt [a fight] is going to happen this year, but probably next."

For his part, Fury is confident he has the skills to finally end the Klitschkos' stranglehold on boxing's heavyweight division.